Contax Carl Zeiss T* Distagon 35mm f/3.5

Review Date
May 23, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by
William Yu , Expert , from Los Angeles, CA

Price Paid
$1500.00 at eBay

Photography Experience
11-20 years , Outdoor

Summary
This is a spetacularlense! Very very sharp and with good contrast. For its focal length, the distortion is very small, smaller than the distortion I got from my 35 mm 28-70 zoom. I have found myself using it more than I anticipated. The perspectus you get from the view finder is quite different from your normal vision, and this is why I like it so much when I need to emphasize the foregroung.

Strengths
Shart and with good contrast, low distortion

Weaknesses
None so ever

Similar Products Used
Other Zeiss MF primes

Customer Service
No need.

Review Date
April 5, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by
Wilson Chow , Casual , from Hong Kong

Photography Experience
2-5 years , Outdoor

Summary
The optical quality is very good, vingertting and distortion are very minor and hard to notice. The lens hood are well built and the original contax filter doesn't affect the corner darkness. However, the sharpness at the corners are a bit soft.

Strengths
Excellent optical quality even it is a super wide angle lens, the price is cheaper than other Carl zeiss medium format super wide angle lens.

Weaknesses
difficult to find other brands filter to fit its 95mm filter size, and a bit big and heavy compared with Pentax and mamiya lens.

Similar Products Used
Mamiya 45/2.8, Pentax FA45/2.8, Pentax 67 55/4, Rollei 50/4.

Customer Service
No experience

Review Date
November 23, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by
Mapua Hernan , Expert , from Philippines

Photography Experience
21+ years , Outdoor

Summary
Buy this lens if you are working in close quarters! I have all the Contax lenses except the 350 tele, and I'm saving for that.

Strengths
A great lens for using at parties, weddings, and when you want your subjects relaxed. Extremely sharp lens.

Weaknesses
Hard or impossible to work with the close-up tubes.

Similar Products Used
Hasselblad 40 mm

Customer Service
Haven't needed any. All the Contax 645 lenses are well made and robust